Challenge

Odpalony
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frank Sachs started the match with the kick off. Zacarias Aritza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Germany's attentive Janik Vogt managed to snatch the ball when Leonard Dresik made a throw-in in the 8th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 9th minute of play forced Odpalony's goalkeeper Ryszard Blicharz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the game, Zacarias Aritza recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tommy Kahn. Zacarias Aritza showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 16th match minute, Odpalony was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leszek Gollob to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Odpalony's Jerzy Bryk got a free kick in the 19th minute. Frank Sachs, 20 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 21st minute Albin Holweck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ryszard Blicharz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th match minute, Germany was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chris Mergenthaler to maneuver through the defense. Zacarias Aritza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tommy Kahn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Zacarias Aritza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Odpalony's supporters rose to their feet, but Zacarias Aritza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tommy Kahn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tommy Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leszek Gollob, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zacarias Aritza in the 42nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Tao Cheng Kang managed to get in a good position for a shot. Odpalony's supporters rose to their feet, but Tao Cheng Kang was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tommy Kahn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zacarias Aritza, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Germany's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bartosz Majkowski was slow to take the kick. During this time Odpalony's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Bartosz Majkowski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tommy Kahn quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Malte Schiele hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Germany's zone, Zacarias Aritza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Kahn came out of the goal and Zacarias Aritza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 66 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Leszek Gollob came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 70 minutes, Zacarias Aritza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Odpalony's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zacarias Aritza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Malte Schiele hit a great ball. Adrian Dreifuss charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adrian Dreifuss the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Odpalony's Zacarias Aritza got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Ryszard Blicharz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 95 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Zacarias Aritza came free, but Tommy Kahn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Odpalony's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.